Compare SPC Software Solutions

In manufacturing, quality management isn’t a set-it-and-forget-it job. The Quality Intelligence software you choose must have the tools you need to optimize product and process quality today—and the flexibility to grow with your organization into the future. Compare your options and see why Frost & Sullivan chose InfinityQS® Enact® as the Quality Intelligence Product Leader.

Find the features that fit your needs.

InfinityQS Enact

Traditional SPC Software

ERP/MES Quality Module

Microsoft Excel

Paper System

Enact

Other SPC

ERP/MES

Excel

Paper

Enact

SPC

ERP/MES

Excel

Paper

Deployment Options

Native Cloud Application

Yes

No

No

No

No

A software application that is specifically designed to run within a cloud platform-as-a-service environment without the need for IT infrastructure or added hardware. Users access the application through a web browser.

Cloud Hosted Application

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

On-premises software applications that are simply hosted on cloud servers. Clients have separate “instances” of the software and none of the IT infrastructure is shared.

On-Premises Application

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

A software application designed to operate on physical individual and server-based computers using traditional operating systems. The software is installed and operated at the local workstation or server level. These are not web-based applications.

Licensing

Subscription-Based License

Yes

No

No

No

No

A software application that is licensed on a time or subscription basis. Users have access to the application only during the subscription period. Subscription-based licenses are renewable, typically annually.

Perpetual License

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

A software license that allows the client to use the software into perpetuity. Typically, only a single version of the software is licensed to the client unless an annual maintenance contract is purchased.

Annual Maintenance Contract

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

An offering by software companies that sell on-premises software allowing the client access to all updates and technical support during the contract period.

Configuration/Setup

Model-Based Configuration

Yes

No

No

No

No

An intuitive, graphical approach to system configuration where system elements are linked together to mimic plant processes.

Menu-Based Configuration

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

The traditional system configuration method of using menu selections to set up features.

Development Required

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Custom software programming is required to configure the system.

Tag-Group Descriptors

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Text-based descriptors that are assigned to elements of the system to allow more efficient filtering of data results.

Data Collection

Manual

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Users collect data and enter it into the software application.

Timed Data Collection

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Manual data collections based on a time interval (e.g., hourly). The system reminds the user to collect the data when it is due.

Triggered Data Collection

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Manual data collections that are triggered by an event configured in the software. When the event occurs, the software reminds the user to collect the data.

Semi-Automated Data Collection

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Data collections that involve one or more measurement devices connected to a software system. The user initiates the measurement and the data is automatically added to the application’s database.

Fully Automated Data Collection

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Data collection process that happens without user interaction. Users set up the data collection, then it runs on its own, storing data to the application database.

Mobility

Supports mobile devices that use one of the 3 top mobile operating systems: Apple IOS, Google Android, and Microsoft Windows

Supports Responsive Design

Yes

No

No

No

No

Web application that automatically resizes the displayed information based on a mobile device’s screen size and resolution.

HTML5 Compliant

Yes

No

No

No

No

Web application that displays properly when using an HTML5-compliant web browser. Eliminates the need for device-specific applications.

User & Data Security

Configurable Role-Based Privileges

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Allows administrators to configure user privileges by user role.

Configurable Security Access Policies

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Administrator can configure user access policies.

Note: This table compares features found in a variety of real-time quality software, ERP, and MES quality modules (such as DataNet (WinSPC), Zontec, Hertzler, and SAP QM) and user-developed systems (such as Microsoft Excel/spreadsheet-based and paper-based systems). The information presented is for the benefit of the reader. InfinityQS has verified this information to the best of our ability but does not warrant the accuracy of the information presented as software products change over time.

InfinityQS offers Quality Intelligence and quality control solutions that help manufacturers reduce scrap, comply with regulations and standards, and meet customer requirements. Developed by industrial statisticians using proven methodologies for quality analysis and control, InfinityQS solutions are saving leading manufacturers millions of dollars each year.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) is an industry-standard methodology for measuring and controlling quality during the manufacturing process. InfinityQS software automates SPC, eliminating human error and the need for paper records. SPC identifies when processes are out of control due to assignable cause variation (variation caused by special circumstances—not inherent to the process).